211To George Washington from William Pearce, [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found : from William Pearce, 23 July 1794. On 27 July, GW wrote Pearce : "Your letter of the 23d and the reports, have been duly received."
212To George Washington from William Pearce, 24 January 1796 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: from William Pearce, 24 Jan. 1796 . On 31 Jan., GW wrote Pearce: “Your letter of the 24th inst. with the reports, came to hand, at the usual time, yesterday.”
213To George Washington from George Clinton, 7 April 1794 (Washington Papers)
I had the honor of receiving your Letter of the 31st Ultimo a few Days ago—Could I have had reason to suppose that the Authenticity of Lord Dorchester’s Speech to the Indians would have been doubted by any I presume I might have procured at the Time the most unquestionable Testimony respecting it. A Deputation from the St Regis Indians arrived at Albany some Time in the Month of February—Their...
214From Alexander Hamilton to George Washington, [11 October 1791] (Hamilton Papers)
The Post of this day has brought me your letter of the 7th. instant, the commands of which shall with great care & no less pleasure be executed. I wrote you on the sixth a letter; of which the enclosed is a copy. With the truest & most respectful attachment, I have the honor to remain Sir, &c. LC , George Washington Papers, Library of Congress. Letter not found.
215To George Washington from William Pearce, 16 August 1795 (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: from William Pearce, 16 Aug. 1795. GW wrote Pearce on 23 Aug., “Your letter of the 16th instant, covering the ⟨wee⟩kly reports, came to my hands yesterday.”
216To George Washington from Joseph de Maisonneuve, 18 June 1795 (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: from Joseph de Maisonneuve, 18 June 1795. On 14 Nov., Timothy Pickering wrote Maisonneuve: “I am directed by the President of the United States to acknowledge the receipt of your two letters to him, one dated the 8th of April, the other the 18th of June last” ( DNA : RG 59, Diplomatic and Consular Instructions, 1791–1801).
217To George Washington from William Pearce, 10– 13 April 1796 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found : from William Pearce, 10–13 April 1796. GW wrote Pearce on 17 April : “Your letter of the 10th instt with a Postcript three days later, came to hand.”
218To George Washington from Moustier, 1 June 1789 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: from Moustier, 1 June 1789. On 2 June GW wrote to Moustier : “The sentiments expressed in your letter of yesterday . . . .” See GW to Moustier, 2 June 1789, n.1 .
219From Alexander Hamilton to George Washington, 24 April 1792 (Hamilton Papers)
Treasury Department, April 24, 1792 . “The Secretary of the Treasury has the honor respectfully to submit to the President of the United States, a Contract lately made between the Superintendant of the Delaware Lighthouse, and Joseph Anthony & Son of Philadelphia, for a quantity of Oil.…” LC , George Washington Papers, Library of Congress. William Allibone.
220To George Washington from Anthony Whitting, 24 June 1792 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: from Anthony Whitting, 24 June 1792. On 1 July, GW informed Whitting that “Your letter of the 24th Ulto came duly to hand.”
221To George Washington from James Seagrove, 12 April 1792 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: from James Seagrove, 12 April 1792. On 21 April, Seagrove wrote to GW from Rock Landing, Ga. : “My last letter to you was from Savannah under date of the 12th Inst.”
222To George Washington from Jonathan Burrall, 26 May 1789 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: from Jonathan Burrall, 26 May 1789. Burrall wrote to David Humphreys, 6 Aug. 1789: “I had the honor of addressing to the President of United States of the 26th of May last.”
223To George Washington from Elizabeth Parke Custis Law, 25 March 1796 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: from Elizabeth Parke Custis Law, 25 March 1796. On 30 March, GW wrote to Law: “Melancholy as the event is, on which you wrote the 25th instant.”
224To George Washington from William Pearce, 9 July 1794 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found : from William Pearce, 9 July 1794. On 13 July, GW wrote Pearce : "Your letter of the 9th, with the Reports of the preceeding week came to my hands yesterday."
225To George Washington from Martha Washington, 16 Oct. 1794 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: from Martha Washington, 16 Oct. 1794. In his private letter to GW of this date, Edmund Randolph wrote: “Mrs Washington informs you in her own letter of the health of your family.”
226To George Washington from David Shepherd, 30 December 1791 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: from David Shepherd, 30 Dec. 1791. GW wrote to Shepherd on 25 Feb. 1792 : “I thank you for the information which you have given me in your letter of the 30th of Decr.”
227To George Washington from James Butler, c.6 June 1795 (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: from James Butler, c.6 June 1795. In a postscript GW wrote to William Pearce on 14 June, he noted: “By the last Post, I received the enclosed letter from James Butler.”
228To George Washington from George Clinton, 2 September 1793 (Washington Papers)
I transmit for your information, the enclosed papers respecting an event of national concern which lately took place on board the Ship of War Jupiter belonging to the French Squadron in this harbor, and the measures which were adopted in consequence thereof. The application of the Consul General of the French Republic on this occasion, you will readily perceive, placed me in a very delicate...
229To George Washington from Anthony Whitting, 5 December 1792 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: from Anthony Whitting, 5 Dec. 1792. GW wrote Whitting on 9 Dec. that his letter “of the 5th came yesterday.”
230From James Madison to George Washington, 14 December 1792 (Madison Papers)
Mr. Madison presents his respectful compliments to the President, and informs him that Mr. Johnson, the candidate for the light-house appointment, having left the City yesterday morning, it cannot now be ascertained how far he is apprised of the limited provision annexed to the place. RC ( DNA : RG 59, State Department, Miscellaneous Letters). Addressed by JM.
231To George Washington from James Jackson, 21 July 1789 (Washington Papers)
I do myself the Honor to inclose for your perusal two letters on the Indian topic —The situation of my Country I flatter myself will plead an excuse for my presumption. I am sir Your very Obedt servant ALS , DNA:PCC , item 78. The enclosures have not been identified. On 22 July Tobias Lear wrote Jackson that the “President of the United States has directed me to return the enclosed letters to...
232To George Washington from Thomas Newton, 3 June 1794 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found : from Thomas Newton, Jr., 3 June 1794. On 11 June, GW "Put into the hands of the Secry. of State a letter from Thos. Newton Junr. dated Norfolk June 3d. 1794. on the subject of the application of a sum raised by subscription in that place for the relief of Amr. Captives in Algiers" ( JPP Dorothy Twohig, ed. The Journal of the Proceedings of the President, 1793–1797 ....
233To George Washington from Robert Douglas, 5 August 1791 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: from Robert Douglas, 5 Aug. 1791. Douglas wrote to GW on 25 May 1795: "I had the Honour to write your Excellency on the 5th & 12th Augt 91."
234To George Washington from Daniel McLane, 12 November 1790 (Washington Papers)
Augusta [Ga.], 12 Nov. 1790. On the strength of his long and faithful service in the army, applies for one of the two federal offices in the state made vacant by the deaths of their incumbents. ALS , DLC:GW . Daniel McLane, probably of Augusta, Ga., may have been the private of the same name (b. 1752) who served with the South Carolina militia during the Revolutionary War ( D.A.R. Patriot...
235To George Washington from David Stuart, 8 February 1793 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: from David Stuart, 8 Feb. 1793. In his letter of 3 Mar. to Stuart , GW mentioned “your private letter” written “the 8th of last Month.”
236From Alexander Hamilton to George Washington, 2 December 1794 (Hamilton Papers)
Treasury Department December 2, 1794. “The Secretary of the Treasury has the honor to transmit to The President of the UStates, triplicates of a statement of Expenditures upon the funds heretofore appropriated for defraying the contingent charges of Government up to the 30 of September last.” LC , George Washington Papers, Library of Congress. “An Act making appropriations for certain purposes...
237To George Washington from Asher Miller, 1 February 1790 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: from Asher Miller, 1 Feb. 1790. On 13 Feb. Lear wrote to Miller: “The President of the United States has received your letter of the 1st of February.”
238To George Washington from John Greenwood, 6 February 1791 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: from John Greenwood, 6 Feb. 1791. In a letter of 16 Feb. 1791, GW wrote that “Your letter of the 6th and the box which accompanied it came safe to hand.”
239To George Washington from Fenwick, 1 April 1791 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: from Fenwick, Mason, & Co., 1 April 1791. On 7 July Tobias Lear referred Fenwick, Mason, & Co. to the firm’s letters to GW “of the 9th of July and 10th of August 1790, and of the 1st of April 1791.”
240To George Washington from Thomas Parker, 17 January 1793 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: from Thomas Parker, 17 Jan. 1793. GW wrote Parker on 7 Feb. , “I have received your letter of the 17th of January.”